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The yacht that was hit and sunk by Red Funnel's Red Falcon car ferry yesterday morning (Sunday) has been raised out of the sea, revealing the shocking extent of the damage sustained. Photos shared with Island Echo reveal that the...

Red Funnel have suspended the Captain and First Mate of Red Falcon following yesterday's collision and grounding of the ferry off East Cowes, which led to a Major Incident being declared. The ferry operator, which over the past 24 hours...

UPDATED: Emergency services are attending a road traffic collision at Bleak Down this lunchtime (Monday), which has forced the closure of the road in both directions. The incident has occurred on Niton Road just past the Chequers Inn pub -...

UPDATED: A mechanical issue with Wightlink's Wight Light car ferry has resulted in cancellations on the Yarmouth to Lymington route tonight (Sunday). The 20:20 sailing from Yarmouth has failed to operate, resulting in passengers and vehicles being disembarked and directed...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and HM Coastguard are assisting a horse rider who has fallen on the beach at Shanklin this afternoon (Sunday). A rapid response paramedic, an ambulance crew and both Bembridge and Ventnor Coastguard Rescue...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are attempting to rescue a cow stuck in a river at Yarbridge this afternoon (Sunday). Appliances from Ryde, Newport and Shanklin are on scene alongside a 4x4 Land Rover from Ryde...

UPDATED: Red Funnel's Red Falcon ferry has now safely docked in East Cowes allowing investigations to get underway into this morning's major incident - the running aground of the Isle of Wight passenger ferry. Island Echo broke the now-worldwide news...

UPDATED: The Red Funnel ferry has run aground in East Cowes this morning (Sunday), coming to a hard stop just 50m off the shore - and rescue teams are currently searching for persons in the water as cries for help...

UPDATED: Hovertravel have been forced to suspend their cross-Solent service this morning (Sunday) as hundreds of people attempt to cross the Solent to compete in the Great South Run. The only operational hovercraft available to the company, Island Flyer, has...

The IW Met Service have issued a weather warning for thick fog across the Isle of Wight tonight and into tomorrow (Sunday). Local forecasters say patchy fog will develop throughout this evening, especially in rural locations, before gradually becoming increasingly thick...